Amusement-park device



P. s'MoN. msEMENT PARKA DEVICE. AFfPLICATlON FI'LEDAUE-YS. 1921.

Patented Aug. 222, 1922.

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, l u1u/mmf?A JMW@ Patented Aug. 22, 1922d 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

AMUSEMENT PARK DEVICE. APPLICATION HLEQ Amma. 192|.

PAUL simon, or cresson reinar rante new voient..` y

Speeilicatou of Letters Patent.

` Amusement-rank Davies.-

Appncation med August 13, 1921. serial no. 491,957'.

T all whom. t may concern Be it known that I, Plinn SIMON, a citizen of the United States, residing at @lassen Point Park, in the county of the Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and luseful Improvements in Amusement-Park Devices,`of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to amusement devices such as are used at parks and amusement places and the particular object of the device is the provision of a form of carrousel or merry-goround composed of a number of passenger carrying cars secured to bars attached to a prime mover. situated in the centerof the track.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a deviceihaving the said cars run on a track composed of ridges forming a number of undulating curves giving the pas'- sengers the sensation of riding a boat in a stormy sea or of riding in a car over hill and dale.

These and other objects will become apparent in the description to follow in which characters of reference refer to the likenamed parts in the drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawings, Figure -1 represents a section taken on the line 1-1 rof Figure 3 and shows the'curved riding surface of the track and cars riding thereon.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the connecting arm and shows the means provided for the swiveling of the cars as they rotate about the axis of the track.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the entire-device showing the motor and associatedmeans for rotating the cars on the track.

Figure 4 is an elevational section of one of the cars taken through one of the swiveling centers of the device showing the'means for providing a side-movement of the car with respect to the track, purpose of thev same will be more fully hereinafter described.

Referring more in detail to the drawingsV the numeral 10 is used to designate a cony crete bed having the upright joists 11 se.

curely imbedded therein for a suitable distance so that the beams 12 carrying a platform 13 are relatively free from side strain which would tend to collapse ythe understructure.

The track 15 is annular in outline and is composed of a number of plates of steel or other Suitable material bent to form a series of undulating curves,' the" same gradually generating intov a rise and then gradually rera-tentea aeg. ea, ieee;

ceding into a dip-form whence the curve repeats itself. 1t is to be understood that the number of dips can be increased by 'en-` larging the diameter' of the track or vice versa.

spect to the track, is imbedded in the concrete to a depth which will insure rigidity to the various rotating members and consists ofl a base 14`l1aving a wall 15 encircling.;l the same. Integral with the wall and'feX! tending upwardly at an angle so as to form a bearing lhub 17 are` the supporting frame members 18. A lug extension 19 extending upwardly from base 14 and having a hole therein is adapted to' receive the lower end of the shaft 2O. Fixed to the said shaft at its'lower end is a relatively large worm gear is secured to the' rotor of the electric motor 23. Y

Secured to the upper end of the shaft 20 is a hexagonal sided wheel 24 having an inner and outer hub with the spokes 24 connecting the two. The surfaces on'said wheel have the ears 25 extending therefrom having holes therein and spaced somewhat apart so `as Vto receive the extensible barsr26 therebetween, the latter being pivotally secured to the years by the pins 27 at the larger end. The bar members 26 are secured to ears 2,5 by similarpins. Ears 25 are an extension of brackets 28 which are secured to passen-Y large casting centrally located with rey21 adapted to mesh with a worm 22 which ger cars 29 having the seats 30 built therein.

The cars are preferably ofa capacity which?v will comfortably seat twenty-four persons.

As the wheel 24 is rotated by the power unit it will be seen that the cars will followy the path of the track but in passing over the successive .rises and dips, the bars attached to the cars will be elongated and the carsy will further describe a small are. vFor `this reason the bar members 26 and 2,6 are con-` structed as follows :The long heavy bar 26 has -a recess therein having thevplate member 32 rigidly secured thereto.- Passing through a hole in the said plate is a shaft or plunger rod 31 having a collar 35 fixed to the end thereof. An expansionspring 34 is wound on the said plunger rod between puisse and Cenar e5. n win be Senaat the bar member 26 is normally urged in the direction of bar member 26. 1t `is apparent` n from Figure l that the car in passing from the top of the rise to the bottom of the dip, the plane in which the car is riding and the length ot the bar members isr constantly changing and a device of the type described therefore necessary. As the car reaches the lowest part of the dip o1 the track the action reverses itself and the bar members come gradually back to their normal length.

Due to the law of centrifugal force and the constant change of surface direction there is a tendency tov capsize the cars and a means is provided to permit a certain amount of side slip which will cqounteract the tendency to capsize. l/Vheels are provided with oppositely disposed rounded shoulders 36 which are adapted to kalways keep the wheels on contact with the track and prevent side slip of the same. Centrally located on the axle 37 and securely fixed thereto is the collar 38 which has expansion springs 39 oppositely disposed to each other and of equal tension andare further kept in contact with the collar by the walls of the casting 40. ln passing over the dips centrifugal force will tend to force the car outwardly from the center thereby compressing` one of the springs 39 which due to its resiliency will restore the car to its normal posit-ion relative to the centre of the axle with no attendant ar. rlthe member 40 has a swivel extension il mounted in a hole of member l2 which is secured to the under-side of the floor of the car7 which permit the wheel trucks to follow the track outline. v

l claim:

A. device of' the class described comprising a power unit, an upright shaft actuated by said power unit, a hexagonal sided Wheel secured to the upper end of said shaft, each sine adapted to have one end of extensible bar members pivotally secured thereto, passenger cars pivotally secured to the opposite ends of the said bar members and adapted to tractionally ride on the surface of an annular track a collar fixed to the axle of the traction trucks, oppositely disposed springs mounted in a housing, said housing having a pivoting member adapted to swivel in a member lixed to the floor of the passenger car and a means for allowing side slip of the passenger car substantially as shown.

In witness whereof l, afliX my signature.

PAUL SIMON. 

